Which statement accurately describes voter turnout in the 2012 presidential election, the election in which Barack Obama was elected to a second presidential term?
a. There was a rise in black turnout in this election for the first time in history.
b. The election contributed to the widening of a longstanding black-white turnout gap.
c. The turnout of Hispanic voters for this election was below that of whites and blacks.
d. The turnout of Hispanic voters for this election rose above the Hispanic turnout rate of 2008.
Question -2-Which statement about voter turnout over the past fifty years is not accurate?
a. Women are more likely to vote than men.
b. Higher education levels tend to increase voter turnout.
c. Whites are less likely to vote than members of other ethnic groups.
d. Wealthy people vote at higher rates than people of lower socioeconomic status.
Question -3-Which statement best describes the impact of utilizing the voting eligible population (VEP) in calculating voter turnout?
a. It provides a more accurate picture of those eligible to vote.
b. While it provides a picture of those eligible to vote, it has been deemed difficult to use.
c. It provides an extremely complex picture of those eligible to vote.
d. While it provides a picture of those eligible to vote, experts state that it is rarely used.
Question -4-The extent to which an individual pays attention to politics and understands what he or she has encountered is the definition of political
a. impact.
b. behavior.
c. awareness.
d. participation.
Question -5-Which of the following groups is included in the voting eligible population?
a. Seventeen-year-olds
b. Noncitizens
c. Non-registered voters
d. Prison inmates
Question -6-Calculations based on the voting-age population usually rely on census data because census data is
a. an accurate estimate of the number of people in a population.
b. a reliable measure of the population ineligible to vote.
c. a clear computation of the number who have voted in the past.
d. a solid gauge of the portion of the population born in this country.
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